Device for nailing tins on binders.



M. Bl WIBLE.

DEVICE FOR NAILING UNS ON BINDERS. APPLlCATlON FILED JAN. 19. ms.

Patented Mar. 4,1919.

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M. B. WIBLE.

MAILING TlNS-ON BINDERS. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 19. I918.

- DLEVIEE FOR Patented Mar. 4,1919.

4 SHEETS' SHEEI 3.

M. B. W|BLE. DEVICE FOR NAIUNG TINS 0N BINDERS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.19. I918.

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Patented Mar. 4

MILO B. WIBLE, OF ARCA'IA, CALIFORNIA.

DEVICE FOR NAILING TINS ON BINDERS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILO B. WLBLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Arcata, in the county of Humboldt and State of California,have invented a new and useful Device for Nailing Tins on Binders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The machine forming the subject matter of this application is adapted tobe employed for nailing metal strips on the ends of'binders or sticks,binders of this sort being used for retaining shingles and likemerchandise in bundles.

The machine hereinafter described and claimed is of that general typeshown in my Patent No. 1232743, granted on July 10, 1917, for theprotection of sundry improvements in a machine for nailing tins onbinders.

In the machine shown in my patent above alluded to, metal ribbons arefed parallel to the line of advance of the binders, and transversely ofthe binders, the ribbons being cut off transversely of the line ofadvance of the binders, and parallel to the binders, to form the stripswhich are nailed to the ends of the binders. In such a construction,thewidth of the ribbon must beequal to the length of the strips .whichare nailed to the ends of the binder,and a disadvantage flows from thisconstruction in that the ribbon must be comparatively wide and somewhatdifiicult to feed and handle, increased power being required in order tofeed the ribbon. Further, since the ribbon must be wide, relativelynarrow stock cannot be used, and narrow stock must thus be scrapped,which, under an improved construction, might be used in the machine. Theforegoing points being borne in mind,it may be stated that one object ofthe invention is toprovide novel means whereby the ribbons from whichthestrips are cut may be advanced longitudinally of the binders, andtransversely of the direction in which the binders are moving, it beingpossible to use a ribbon which is no wider than the finished strip, asdistinguished in using a ribbon which, in width, must equal the lengthof the strip.

. In the machine covered by my priorpatexit, a movable platform isprovided, the inner end of. the platform being elevated, at anappropriate time, to form a stop against which the binder abutsmomentarily,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 4t, 1919.

Application filed January 19, 1918. Serial No. 212,722.

,while the strip is being cut, punched and nailed to the binder.

Another object of thev invention is to provide a machine in which theplatform may be fixed, a novel form of stopreplacing the movableplatform alluded to, and novel means being provided for raising andlower ing the stop.

A further object of the invention is to simplify the means whereby thevarious movable parts of the structure are driven. The inventioncontemplates, as another object, novel means for guiding, controllingand directing the strip while the same is being cut from the ribbon,punched and nailed to the binder.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains,

With the above and other objects in view which nvill appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 shows in top plan, a machine constructed in accordance with thepresent invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view .wherein parts are removed;

Fig. 8 is a sectional detail illustrating the inner ends of theplatforms and the support which is located therebetween;

Fig. 4 is afragmental side elevation disclosing the mechanism wherebythe ribbons are fed into the machine;

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the machine, wherein parts are brokenaway;

, Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the binder and the strips Whichare nailed upon the ends thereof;

Fig. 7 is a vertical longitudinal section of the machine;

Figs. .8, 9, 10 and 1 1 are diagrammatic views relating. to the methodof attaching the strips to the ends of the binder;

Fig. 12 is a fragmental end elevation showing the support depicted inFig. 3;

Fig. 13 is a fragmentary sectional view showing a portion of the feedarm.

In carrying out the present invention there is provided a main frameincluding a pair of base members 1 carrying upright standards 2 unitedby a top bar 3. Connections 4 unite the base members 1, the standards 2being connected by a guide bar 5, supporting bars 6 disposed below theguide bar, lower bars 7, and by a main bar 70 which projects upwardlyabove the lower bar 7, as shown at 501.

The in ention contemplates the provision of means wherebytmetal ribbons12, adapted. to be cut to form the strips 110 which are nailed to theends of the binder 109, may be fed simultaneously into the machine, fromopposite sides thereof. In order to sim plify the drawings, and to theend that the figures thereof may be laid out on the largest possiblescale, but one of these feeding mechanisms is shown, at one side of themachine, in Fig. 5. The description will proceed in the singular number,as to the feeding mechanisms, but it will be understood that two feedingmechanisms are employed.

In fashioning each feeding mechanism, trestles 8 are located to one sideof the main frame of the machine and in the trestles, a shaft 10 isjournaled as shown at 11, the shaft carrying a drum 9. About the drum 9the metal ribbon 12 which is to be cut to form the strips 110, is coiledat great length. The ribbon 12 is drawn off the drum 9, step by step,and in order that the drum may not rotate too freely, the journaling 11of the shaft 10 may be of the friction type, to prevent too free arotation of the drum 9 under the pull of the ribbon 12. Arms 14 aremounted to swing vertically on the drum shaft 10, and on the arms, arelatively heavy roller 15 is j ournaled. The roller 15 engages in abight of the ribbon 12, as shown in F ig. 5, and acts as a tightener forthe ribbon.

Upright brackets 16 are mounted on one of the standards 2, bearings 17being mounted on the brackets for vertical sliding movement. by screws18 threaded into lugs19 on the brackets 16. A shaft 20 is j ournaled forrotation in the bearings 17 and carries a top roller 21. A shaft 22 isjournaled on the brackets 16 and carries a feed roller 23 wherewith thetop roller 21 cooperates. The ribbon 12 is led between the rollers 21and 23 and by manipulating the screws 18, the bearings 17 may be moveddownwardly, so that the top rollers 21 will exert the necessary pressureon the ribbon 12 and bind the ribbon against the roller '23, to the endthat when the roller 23 is rotated, the ribbon. 12 will be fed forwardlyinto the machine.

A means is provided for imparting a step by step rotation to the shaft22 and the feed The bearings 17 are depressed roller 23. To accomplishthis purpose, a ratchet wheel 24 is fixed to the shaft 22, a

reverse rotation of the shaft and the roller 23 being prevented by aback stop pawl 25 pivoted on one of the brackets 16 constrained by aspring 26 to engage With the ratchet wheel 24. An arm 27 is mounted toswing on the shaft 22 and carries a spring pressed feed pawl 28cooperating with the ratchet wheel 24. As shown in Fig. 13, there is aslot 29 in the outer end of the arm 27, a pivot element 30 being locatedin the slot. Nuts 31 are threaded on the pivot element 30 and bindagainst the arm 27 The pivot element 30 is mounted to rock in a pitman32, and it will now be manifest that by adjusting the pivot element 30in the slot 29 of the arm 27 the effective length of the arm may beadjusted, thereby regulating the extent of the are through which thefeed roller 23 is rotated when the pawl 28 cooperates with the ratchetwheel 24, the amount which the ribbon 12 is fed forwardly, beingadjusted accordingly. The lower end of the pitman 32 is pivoted to acrank arm 33 on aim shaft 34 journaled in bearings 35 on one of the basemembers 1. By means of beveled pinions 36, the shaft 34 is operativelyconnected with a transverse shaft journaled in the base members 1. Aguide 77 is carried by one of the standards 2,and through this guide theribbon 12 passes from the feed roller 23.

The operation of the feeding mechanism is as follows: When the shaft 50is rotated, the beveled pinions 36 impart rotation to the shaft 34 andthe crank arm 33 on the shaft swings the arm 27, by means of the pitman32. The pawl 28 cooperates with the ratchet wheel 24, the shaft 22 andthe feed roller 23 are rotated through a predetermined arc and theribbon 12 is fed into the machine through the guide 77, a step by stepadvancement being imparted to theribbon, and the length of the stepbeing regulated by shifting the in the slot 29 of the arm 27.

Fixed platforms 37 and 38 project in opposite directions, from the bars6 and are carried thereby. A drive shaft 39 is journaled in the outerend of the platform 38, a driven shaft 40 being journaled in the outerend of the platform 37. The shafts 39 and 40 carry sprocket wheels 41,about which are trained belt conveyors 42, the upper runs pivot element30 1 of the belt conveyers-moving along the upper arfaces of theplatforms 38 and 39. A main shaft 43 is journaledin the standards 2,and'is driven by a pulley 44 or in any other suitable way. There is asprocket wheel 45 on the main shaft 43,- and about the sprocket wheel istrained a sprocket 7 chain 46. The sprocket chain 46 passes about asprocket wheel 47 on the shaft 39 "which operates the belt'conveyers orchains 1,296,146 lei:

42. The sprocket chain 46 engages, also, a

sprocket wheel 48 on the shaft 50 which controls the feeding mechanismfor the ribbon12. A shaft 51 is journaled in arms 52 carried by thestandards 2. The shaft 51 carries a sprocket wheel 49 with which thesprocket chain 46 engages. A shaft 54 is journaled in bearings 55 on theplatform 37. The shafts 54 and 51 carry sprocket wheels about which aretrained sprocket chains 59 operating above the platforms 37 and 38. Thebinders 109 to which the strips 110 are to be nailed, are advanced bythe conveyer chains 42, the conveyer chains 59 serving to hold thebinders in place and to aid in securing a smooth and even advancement ofthe binders.

The numeral 56 marks a vertically movable shear bar, the ends of whichreciprooate in guides 57 on the inner sides of the standards 2. Theshear bar 56 is provided with openings 58, through which the upper runsof the chains 59 pass loosely, the shear bar being supplied, within thecontour of the openings 58, with rollers 61 whereon the upper runs ofthe chains move, the lower runs of the chain 59 passing beneath theshear bar. In order to impart a vertical movement to the shear bar 56,plungers 62 are pivoted thereto and are supplied at their upper endswith rollers 63 coacting with eccentrics 64 secured to the main shaft43. The main shaft 43 carries eccentrics 65 operating plungers 66 which,like the plungers 62 are mounted to slide in the guide bar 5.

Hammers 67 are carried by the lower ends of the plungers 66 and operatein the shear bar 56. The numeral 69 denotes a crank on the main shaft43, which constitutes a part of the nail feeding mechanism. The nailfeeding and driving meanshave been alluded to but briefly, for thereason that suitable mechanisms adapted for the ends in view are shownin my prior patent above alluded to, and for the further reason that Iam aware that a nail feeding means can not be claimed in thisapplication. Let it suffice to say that when the nails move downwardlythrough the chutes 68, the hammers 67 seat the nails in the ends of thebinders 109, as shown at 114 in FigsolO, 11 and 6 and hold the strips110 in place.

It has been stated hereinbefore that as the binders 109 are advanced bythe conveyer chains 42, the forward movement of the binders is arrestedmomentarily, in order that the strips 110 may be cut off and affixed tothe binder. The mechanism for ac complishing this result includes a pairof oo iti'ertically movablestop rods 72 mounted to reciprocate in guides71 on the bars 6-7,

the stop rods having angular ends 73 cooperating with'cams 74 on theshaft 50, the

cams constituting means for drawing-the .stop rods 72 downwardly, andthe stop rods being drawn upwardly by means of retractile springs 75,attached at their upper ends to the platform 38 and secured at theirlower ends to projecting fingers 76 carried by the stop rods 72.

At this point the description of the structure may be suspendedprofitably for the purpose of pointing out the various movable memberswhich are driven from the main shaft 43. The shaft 43 is actuated from asuitable source of power by means of the pulley 44 and raises and lowersthe shear bar 56 through the instrumentality of the eccentrics 64 andthe plungers 62. Simi larly the eccentrics 65 and the plungers 66operate the nail driving hammers 67. The sprocket chain 46 is drivenfrom the sprocket wheel 45 on the shaft 43 and imparts rotation to theshaft 50 by way of the sprocket wheel 48. The beveled pinions 36transmit rotation from the shaft 50 to the shaft 34, and thence motionis transmitted to the feed roller 23 by the arm 33, the pitman 32, the

arm 27, the'pawl 28 and theratchet wheel 24, in the manner hereinbeforedescribed.

Since the sprocket chain 46 is engaged with the sprocket Wheel 49 on theshaft 51, motion will be transmitted from this shaft to the upperconveyer chains 59, and since the sprocket chain 46 is engaged aroundthe sprocket wheel 47 on the shaft 39, movement will be transmitted tothe lower conveyer chains 42, the binders 109 being advanced in thedirection of the arrow in Fig. 7, toward and against the upper ends ofthe stop bars 72,'the latter being raised into the path of the binders,by the action of the springs 7 5, and being depressed at the propertime, to permit the binder to pass on its way, by the coiiperationbetween the cams 74 on the shaft 50 and the lower ends 73 of the stoprods.

A fixed shear, in the form of a lock 7 8,

is attached to the inner side of the standard 2, and when the strip 12passes through the guide 77, the strip is delivered on top of the '80thus defined in the shear bar 56 consti' tuting a movable shear,coacting with the upper inner edge of the shear block 78. It is at thispoint and by this means that the ribbon 12 is cut-0E at 112 to form thestrip '110 which subsequently is nailed at 114 to i the end of thebinder 109.

The ribbon 12 advances in contact with the inner side of the bar 7 0,and in order to hold the ribbon up against the inner side of the bar theframe work of the machine carries a spring 7 81 which bears against theouter edge ofthe strip 12 at a point near to the shear block 7 8. Thestrip 12, proceeding beyond the shear block 78, is received on top of ananvil 82 of .T shape, including a shank 83 mounted to of the springs 88.

move vertically in guides 8 1 carried by the main bar 70. In order tosupport the anvil 82 yieldingly against downward movement, rods 85 aresecured at their upper ends to theanvil and are mounted to slide in aflange 500 formed along the lower edge of the main bar 70. Nuts 86 aremounted on the lower ends of the rods 85 and limit the upward movementof the rods under the action of compression springs 88 which,surrounding the rods, bear at their lower ends .on the flange 500 of thebar 70, and bear at their upper ends against nuts 87 threaded on therods. The nuts 87 may be rotated for the purpose of adjusting thecompressive effort The downward movement of the anvil 82 is regulated bya set screw 89 threaded into a projection 90 on the standard 2. Theanvil 82 is supplied with a depression or die 91 adapted to cooperatewith a punch 92 carried by the shear bar 56. There is a recess 93 in theupper edge of the anvil 82 and over this recess extends .one end of aspring 91, the other end of which is attached to the anvil. A downwardlyinclined spring 95 is mounted on the lower edge of the shear 'bar 56,and the shear ba k car a d pend ng 6- When the ribbon 12 is advancedacross the upper edge of the anvil 8 2, the ribbon is held against theinner side of the bar 70 by means of the finger 9.6, and by means {ofthe spring 81 as hereinbefore explained. WVhen the shear bar 56 descendsunder the action of the plungers 62 the nails 11$ are driven through thestrips 110 into the binder 9, thus securing the strips to the hinder,the ribbons 12 ar severed by the cooperation between the part 80 of theshear bar 56 and the shear block 7 8, as shown at 112 in Fig. 9, to formthe strip 110, and the punch 92 on theshear bar cooperates with the .die91 on the anvil 82 to fashion a hole 111 in the outer end of the strip110 beyond the end of the binder 109. The spring 94: on the anvil 82raises the outer end of the strip 110, so as to detach from the die 91,any bur which may have been formed about the opening 111, by the actionof the punch 92. The spring 95 on the shear bar 56 aids in directing theadvancing movement of the ribbon 12, and aids also in holding the strip110 in place. The

anvil 82, it is to be observed, is yieldingly supported by the springs88 but when pressure is applied to the anvil by the shear 56, the anvilcan move downwardly, the rods 85 sliding in the flange 500 of the bar70. Ultimately, however, the anvil 82 is engaged by the set screw89,which may be adjusted to any desired position, and when the downwardmovement of the anvil 82 is arrested by the action of the screw 89, thepunch 92 and the die 91 exercise their functions, the

shear parts S0 and 7 8 operating an instant in advance of the contactbetween the anvil 82 and thescrew 89.

lVhen the binder 109 is advanced by the conveyer chains 42 against thestop rods 7 2, the binder is adjusted endwise by means of spring guides97 carried by the platform 37, and in this way, the binder is placedproperly beneath the shear bar 56. \Vhen the binder 109 is advanced asaforesaid, the binder travels onto a support 98 of T shape, including ashank 99 mounted for vertical movement in guides 100 on the bar 70.Since the anyil 82 is supported yieldingly, the member 98 shouldlikewise be upheld yield ingly, and with this end in view the support 98is provided with depending rods 101 mounted to reciprocate vertically inthe flange 500 in the fixed main bar 70. Nuts v102 are threaded on thelower ends of the rods 101 and operate to limit the upward movement ofthe support 98 under the action of springs 104, the lower ends of whichabut against the flange 500 of the bar 70, the upper ends of which abutagainstnuts 103 threaded on the. rods 101. The nuts 103 may be adjustedfor the purpose of regulating the compressive effort of the springs 101.The support 98 is supplied with transverse guides 105, through which theconveyer chains 12 ride, as they advance the binder 109 against the stoprods 7 2. Secured to the support 98 and located in the seats 105, asshown in Fig. 3, are springs 106 which support the conveyor chains 12and permit the binder 109to travel on top of the support 98. The support98 is provided with longitudinal ribs 107 which slope inwardly as shownat 108. The binder 109 is held between the inclined surfaces 108 on theribs 107 during the nailing, punching and shearing operations, andbecausethe surfaces 108 of the ribs slant inwardly and downwardly, thebinder 109 is prevented from splitting when the nails 114 are driven toplace in the ends of the strips 110.

The operation of the'machine has been dealt with in considerable detail,in connection with the description of the various component mechanisms,but by way of recapitulation it may be stated that the ribbons 12 areadvanced by the feed rollers 23 andare cutoff at 112 by the shearmembers 80 and 78 when the bar 56 descends. The hammers 67 .drive thenails 114 into the binder 109 and hold the strips 110, which have beencut off from the ribbons 12, on the ends of the binder 112. The punches92, cooperating with the .dies 91, form the holes 111 in the ends of thestrips 110, beyond the ends oft binder 109. The binders 109are advanceshearing operations, the stops being depressed by the cooperationbetween the cams 74 on the shaft 50 and the lower ends 73 of the stops,and the stops being raised by the springs 75. After the strips 110 havebeen cut off from the ribbons 12, punched to form the holes 111 andnailed at 114 to the binder 109, the stops 72are moved downwardly asaforesaid and the completed binder, shown in Fig. 6, moves out of themachine and rides off the platform 37 on the upper runs of the conveyerchains 42.

It is to be noted that the bar has upstanding ends 501 defining a centerrecess 502, through which the oonveyer chains 12 work. The movable shearbar 56 is at all times in overlapped relation to these upstanding ends501 of thebar 70, and consequently the endsiof the bar form a guidealong which the ribbon 12 is advanced, the parts 96 and 81 coactingwiththe ends 501 of the bar 70 as hereinbefore alluded to. It ispossible to dispose the shear bar 56 in overlapped relation to the ends501 of the bar 70, since the ribbons 12 are fed longitudi nally of theshear bar, it being obvious that if the ribbons 12 were fed transverselyof the shear bar 56, and parallel to the directionin which the binders109 are advanced, then it would be necessary to raise the shear bar 56,at times, completely above the bar 70, in order to feed the ribbons. Anadded function, therefore, is given to the means whereby the ribbons 12are fed longitudinally of the shear bar 56, instead of transverselythereof, since by this construction, the bar 56 is permitted to overlapthe ends 501 of the bar 7 0 so that the ends 501 act as guides fortheribbons 12 as above alluded to.

Having thus described the'invention, what is claimed is;

1. In adevice of the class described, a frame; stick-feeding meanscarried thereby; means for feeding a ribbon longitudinally of the sticksand transversely of thedirection in which the sticks are moved by thefeeding means; movable means on the frame for severing the ribbon toform strips; and means-for nailing the strips to anend of the sticks. ii

2.1m a device of the class described, a

frame stickfeeding means carried, thereby means for feeding aribbonlongitudinally of thesticks and transversely of the direction ofwhichthe sticks are moved by the feeding means; movable means on the framefor severing the ribbon to form strips;

means for nailing the strips to an end of thesticks; and means forpunching the strips beyondthe ends ofthe sticks.

3; In a device of the class described a frame; stick-feeding means;means for feed- 1 ing a ribbon longitudinally of the sticks andtransversely of the direction. which mentarily arresting the movement ofthe 1 sticks under the action of the stick-feeding means while thesevering means, the nailing means, and the punching means are operating.

4. In a device of the class described, a frame; a fixed shear member onthe frame; a shear member movable on the frame and cooperating with thefixed shear member an anvil yieldably supported on the frame; cooperating punching elements carried by the movable shear member and theanvil; a rib bon feeding means and a nailing means cooperating with theshear members and the punching elements; and stick-feeding meanscoiiperating with the shear members and the punching elements.

5. In a device of the class described, a frame; a fixed shear member onthe frame; a shear member movable on the frame and cooperating with thefixed shear member; an anvil yieldably supported on the frame; coactingpunching elements carried by the movable shear member and the anvil; anda stick-feeding means and a nailing means .coiiperating with the shearmembers and the punching elements, the ribbon feeding means operatinglongitudinally of the anvil and of the movable shear member, andtransversely of the direction in which the sticks are advanced by thestick-feeding means.

6. 111 a device of the class described, a frame; a cross bar carried bythe frame and constituting a guide, a movable shear member overlapped atall times on the guide; a fixed shear coiiperating with the movableshear and carried by the frame; a yieldably supported anvil; co5peratingpunching elements carried by the movable shear and the anvil; means foradvancing sticks with respect to the shear members and the anvil; meansfor advancing a ribbon with respect to the shear members and the anvillongitudinally of the guide and transversely of the direction in whichthe sticks are advancedby the stick-advancing means thereby to formstrips; and means for fastening the strips to the sticks.

7.111 a device of the class described, a frame; a fixed shear member onthe frame; a shear member movable on the frame and cooperating with thefixed shear member;

an anvil yieldably supported on the frame;

at all times on the guide; means for feeding sticks with respect to theshear members and the punching elements; means for feeding ribbons withrespect to the shear members and the punching elements, transversely ofthe direction in which the sticks are advanced by the stick-feedingmeans, and longitudinally of the guide thereby to form strips; means forfastening the strips to the sticks; and supplemental means for holdingthe ribbon in cooperating relation to the guide.

8. A; device constructed in accordance with claim 7, and furthercharacterized by the fact that apart of said supplemental means ismounted upon the frame.

9; A device constructed in accordance with claim 7, and furthercharacterized by the fact that a part of said supplemental means ismounted on the mova le shear member.

10. A device constructed in accordance with claim 7, and furthercharacterized by the fact that said supplemental means comprises twoparts one of which is mounted on the m vable shear member, the other ofwhich is mounted on the frame.

11. In" a device of the class described a frame; a fixed shear member onthe frame; a shear movable on the frame and cooperating with the fixedshear member an anvil yieldably supported on the frame; cooperatingpunching elements carried by the movable shear member and the anvil;means for feeding sticks with respect to the shear membersand thepunching elements; means for feeding ribbons longitudinally of the anviland the movable shear member in a direction at an angle to the directionin which the sticks are advanced by the stickfeeding means; thereby toform strips; means for securing the strips to the sticks and springmeans carried by the anvil for elevating the strip severed from theribbon, with respect to one of the punching elements.

12. In a device of theclass described, a frame; a fined shear member onthe frame; a strip forming shear member movable on the frame andcooperating with the fixed shear member; an anvil yie'ldably supportedon the frame; cooperating punching elements carried by the movable shearmember and the anvil; opposed platforms carried by the frame; a sticksupport yieldably upheld between the platforms, the stick supporthavingconverging stick supporting surfaces; and a strip-fastening meanscoacting with the shear members and the punchingelem'e'nts. V t

13. In a 'device of the class described, a frame; a fixed' shear memberon the frame; a strip-forming shear member movable on the frame andcooperating with. the fixed shear member, an anvil yieldablysupportedjon the frame; cooperating punching elements carried by themovable shear member and the an vil opposed platforms carried by theframe; a stick support yieldably upheld between the platforms andprovided with a transverse seat; a stick conveyer traversing theplatforms and passing through the seat; and spring means located in theseat and cooperating with the conveyer, to raise the conveyer withrespect to the support; and means for fastening the strips to thesticks.

14; In a device of the class described, a frame; fixed shear mei'nberscarried by the frame; a stick-forming shear member movable on the frameand cooperating with the fixed shear member's; anvils yieldablysupported on the frame andcooperating with the movable shear member, theanvils being located between the fixed shear members; coacting punchingelements on the anvils and on the movable shear member; strip fasteningmeans cooperating with the punching elements; a stick support yieldablyupheld between the anvil's'; and a stick conveyer crossing the sticksupport.

l5.- In a device of the class described, a frame; a fixed shear memberon the frame; a strip-forming shear member movable on the frame andcooperating with the fixed shear member; an anvil yieldably supported onthe frame; cooperating punching els ments carried by the movable" memberand the anvil; a stick supportmovab l'y mounted on the frame and locatedat one end of the anvil; a vertically movable stop cooperating with thesupport, an operative connection between movable shear members and thestop; platfori'ns carried by the frame and located on opposite sides ofthe support;-

platforms being fixed and being independent of the stop; a meansforfeeding sticks with respect to the platforms, the support and thestop; and ni'eans for fastening the strips to the sticks.

16. A device of the class described, comprising a frame a" shaft j'ournaled thereon;

a strip-forming shear member movable on the frame; means foroperatively' connecting the shear member with the shaft; a ribbonfeedmg'means including a shaft; a'stlck convey'er' hicludmg a shaft; amovable stickstop mechanism including a shaft; a single belt operatively engaged with all the shafts and means for securing the strips tothe sticks. i

17; In a device of the class described, a frame; fixed platformscarriedby the frame a movablesti'ck support carried'by' the frame andlocated between the" platforms; ribbon shearing and punchingm'eans';means for feediirg a ribbon with respect to the shearing and punchingmeans, upon thesiippo'rt to form strips; asti'ck stop mounte'd to-mcvevertically between the support and one plat- In testimony that I claimthe foregoing form; a shaft journaled on the frame; a as my own, I havehereto affixed my signacam on the shaft and coacting With the ture inthe presence of two witnesses.

stick-stop to move the same in one direction; MILO B. WIBLE. yieldablemeans for moving the stick-stop WVitnesses:

in an opposite direction; and means for 'se- FRANK H. GOOEY,

curing the strips to the sticks. v WESLEY W. STONE.

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